[Title 33 CFR 151.06]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2005 Edition]
[Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS]
[Chapter I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)]
[Subchapter O - POLLUTION]
[Part 151 - VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE,]
[Subpart A - Implementation of MARPOL 73/78 and the Protocol on]
[Sec. 151.06 - Special areas.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


33NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS22005-07-012005-07-01false151.06Sec. 151.06NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCOAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)POLLUTIONVESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE,Implementation of MARPOL 73/78 and the Protocol on
Sec. 151.06  Special areas.

    (a) For the purposes of this part, the navigational descriptions of 
the special areas are as follows:
    (1) The Mediterranean Sea area means the Mediterranean Sea proper 
including the gulfs and seas therein, with the boundary between the 
Mediterranean and the Black Sea constituted by the 41[deg] N parallel 
and bounded to the west by the Straits of Gibraltar at the meridian of 
5[deg]36[min] W.
    (2) The Baltic Sea means the Baltic Sea proper with the Gulf of 
Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland, and the entrance to the Baltic Sea bounded 
by the parallel of the Skaw in the Skagerrak at 57[deg]44.8[min] N.
    (3) The Black Sea area means the Black Sea proper with the boundary 
between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea constituted by the 
parallel 41[deg] N.
    (4) The Red Sea area means the Red Sea proper including the Gulfs of 
Suez and Aqaba bounded at the south by the rhumb line between Ras si Ane 
(12[deg]8.5[min] N, 43[deg]19.6[min] E) and Husn Murad (12[deg]40.4[min] 
N, 43[deg]30.2[min] E).
    (5) The Gulfs areas means the sea area located northwest of the 
rhumb line between Ras al Hadd (22[deg]30[min] N, 59[deg]48[min] E) and 
Ras al Fasteh (25[deg]04[min] N, 61[deg]25[min] E).
    (6) The Gulf of Aden areas means the part of the Gulf of Aden 
between the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea bounded to the west by the rhumb 
line between Ras si Ane (12[deg]28.5[min] N, 43[deg]19.6[min] E) and 
Husn Murad (12[deg]40.4[min] N, 43[deg]30.2[min] E) and to the east by 
the rhumb line between Ras Asir (11[deg]50[min] N, 51[deg]16.9[min] E) 
and the Ras Fartak (15[deg]35[min] N, 52[deg]13.8[min] E).
    (7) The Antarctic areas means the sea south of 60[deg] south 
latitude.

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    (8) The North Sea area means the North Sea proper, including seas 
within the North Sea southwards of latitude 62[deg] N and eastwards of 
longitude 4[deg] W; the Skagerrak, the southern limit of which is 
determined east of the Skaw by latitude 57[deg]44.8[min] N; and the 
English Channel and its approaches eastwards of longitude 5[deg] W.
    (9) The Wider Caribbean region means the Gulf of Mexico and 
Caribbean Sea proper, including the bays and seas therein and that 
portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the boundary constituted by the 
30[deg] N parallel from Florida eastward to 77[deg]30[min] W meridian, 
thence a rhumb line to the intersection of 20[deg] N parallel and 
59[deg] W meridian, thence a rhumb line to the intersection of 
7[deg]20[min] N parallel and 50[deg] W meridian, thence a rhumb line 
drawn southwesterly to the eastern boundary of French Guiana.
    (b) Special areas for the purpose of Annex I of MARPOL 73/78 include 
those referenced in Sec. 151.13. Special areas for the purposes of 
Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 include those referenced in Sec. 151.32. 
Special areas for the purpose of Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 include those 
referenced in Sec. 151.53.

[CGD 94-056, 60 FR 43377, Aug. 21, 1995]